Onoe Caponoe - Concrete Fantasia [Cassette]

Format: Cassette
Catalogue No.: HFRTC046
Release Date: 30 Jun 2023
Genre: Rap / Hip Hop

Psych-rap enigma Onoe Caponoe returns with his fifth studio album ‘Concrete Fantasia’ on High Focus Records.

In crystal clear communication with the mothership; littered with striking references to fantastical realms and uncommon lore, but very much anchored in the inner city blocks and smoggy roadsides that inform his everyday, ‘Concrete Fantasia’ is a dark fantasy tape that expertly blurs the lines between genres, tones, moods and character profiles.

Of this world and out-of-this-world perfectly poised; Onoe offering up escape portals, before quickly pulling the listener back in with wave-upon-wave of catdelix riptides. ‘Concrete Fantasia’ is something of a tug-of-war; peppering movie samples, vignettes and complex go-betweens tickling the senses, combining with a cacophony of mind-bending lyricism resulting in a singular journey, with Onoe confidently filling the shoes of both author and narrator. 

Pinocchio ducking feds in the hood, an Ice King ruling over a frostbitten kingdom, The Cheshire Cat trying to clean up Alice’s act, sweet serenades to off-shore mermaids, the trials and tribulations of life in a haunted trap house, big booty witches, flying carpets and beyond, ‘Concrete Fantasia’ is a real trip through the imaginative mind of Onoe Caponoe.

With an eclectic line-up of featured artists and productional talent propping up the fictional cast, ‘Concrete Fantasia’ has all the makings of an alt-rap odyssey for the ages.

01 - Introduction / Purple Haze
Feat. Zdechly Osa
02 - Slayaz / Elf Island
03 - Fifi Feat. Lil B
04 - House On The Hill
05 - Pet Cemetery
06 - The Cheshire Cat
07 - Wipeout
08 - Afro Samurai / Quest
09 - Cat Kingdom
10 - Magic Carpet
11 - Pinocchio Feat. Jehst
12 - The Horsemen
13 - Ice King Feat. Lealani
14 - Cat In Oz
15 - Heaven's Gates
16 - Outsiders
17 - Psychosis City
18 - Age Of Aquarius